Practices

Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.

Narrowed down

22 practices

Remembering to do it A practitioner Clear all

How long you have

A minute 5 Five minutes 12 Twenty minutes 5

Who it is written for · A practitioner

Me 26 Someone I care about 24 A practitioner 22 My husband or wife 8

Where you are right now

Coping, mostly 10 Struggling right now 6 Getting ready for something 6

On your own, or with someone

On my own 17 Involves someone else 4 Both of us together 1

Theme · Remembering to do it

Medication and how it works 175Your nervous system 119Systems for daily life 111What anger actually is 97 Getting assessed and diagnosed 93 The moment before you snap 80 Moving your body 71 Grounding and settling 71 Get started 70 Choosing your response 69 Equanimity and perspective 68 What ADHD actually is 65 Cool the body first 65 Touch and bodywork 65 Treatment and medication 65 Your sense of time 64 Feelings and focus 64 Exercise, food and other supports 61 The fear underneath anger 61 Screens and attention 60 Food, caffeine and fuel 58 When everything feels flat 54 Bringing the future closer 53 Practising under provocation 46 The cost of avoiding 43 Growing empathy 35 Breathing 35 Shame and stigma 35 Reading, numbers and learning differences 34 Structure and routine 34 What worry does 34 Making it stick 33 Treatment and medication 31 Emotions as signals 30 Being seen and judged 28 Feeling from the inside 25 Tolerate distress 24 When you use something to cope 24 Breaking the worry loop 24 Facing it a step at a time 24 What you are actually defending 22 Remembering to do it 22 Shame 19 Obsessions and compulsions 18 Righteous anger and perfectionism 17 When anger turns to harm 15 Posture and how you carry yourself 13 Self-compassion 11 Anger, alcohol and the body 8 Question the thought 8 Use your strengths 8 When you go numb 7 Panic and the body 5 Rest and pacing 5 Living with uncertainty 5 Letting it out safely 4

When

Any ordinary day 17 After a row 3 Under stress 1 In a change 1

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Twenty minutesRemembering to do itADHD skillsQur’an 23:8

Every extra step in a task is another place to lose it. Three clicks and done beats a process with a form, an envelope and a walk to the postbox, even when the second one saves a little money.

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Twenty minutesRemembering to do itADHD skillsQur’an 16:91

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